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April 24, 1997

On April 24, 1997, lydia Ko is born. The year's #1 song was "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John. Asa Butterfield, Álex Palou, Claire Wineland would arrive in the same year.

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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.

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Arrivals

Born on April 24, 1997

Lydia Ko 1997– New Zealand professional golfer (born 1997)
Veronika Kudermetova 1997– Russian tennis player (born 1997)

Farewells

Died on April 24, 1997

Allan Francovich American film producer
Pat Paulsen American comedian and satirist (1927–1997)
Eugene Stoner American firearms designer (1922–1997)

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Others born in 1997

Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor
Álex Palou 1997– Spanish racing driver
Claire Wineland 1997– American activist and author (died 2018)
Mateo Cassierra 1997– Colombian footballer
Kyle Walker-Peters 1997– English footballer
D. J. Moore 1997– American football player

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